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2020-2021 If I Were Mayor Contest Winner: CECILY COOPER
​Here’s How It Works . . .
Each student competes in their local contests where we choose 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place to win prizes in each of the three categories:
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Elementary School (grades 4 -5) – Poster
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Middle School (grades 6 – 8) – Essay
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High School (grades 9 – 12) – Digital Media Presentation (e.g. MP4, Pitcherific, Videoscribe, etc.)
Examples of winning entries from previous years for each category can be viewed at www.oregonmayors.org.
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LOCAL DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS 5 PM ON MARCH 11TH. Click here to for the digital entry form.
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Judging committees will review all entries in late-March and choose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner in each age category. Our winners will receive a cash prize of $100 for 1st, $75 for 2nd, and $50 for 3rd place. First place winners will also get to present their idea at a city council meeting and will be featured in the Central Oregonian.
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First place statewide winners in each of the three categories will win $500. These students will receive their prizes at the awards luncheon held during the OMA Summer Conference in Newport at the Best Western, August 11-14, 2022. Winners will be contacted in June for travel arrangements. Second and third place winners win $300 and $100 respectively and will receive their prizes at local city presentations.
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GENERAL RULES:
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All submissions must be accompanied by a completed entry form. All forms for students under age 18 must be signed by the student’s parent or guardian. Entry forms may be photocopied.
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Only one submission per student will be accepted at the state level.
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Previous statewide winners may participate, but are not eligible to receive a prize in the same category (grade level) they previously won in. They are eligible to receive a prize in a new category.
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State level submissions become the property of the Oregon Mayors Association (OMA).
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OMA retains the right to publish state-level entries along with the names and likenesses of each student.
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League of Oregon Cities (LOC) employees and dependents are not eligible to enter.
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POSTERS:
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The poster contest is open to students enrolled in grades 4 and 5 or being home-schooled at the same grade level for the 2021-22 school year.
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Poster size must be a minimum of 17” and a maximum of 28” in height or width.
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Students are encouraged to be creative and may use any art medium (e.g., poster paints, felt pens, colored pencils, pastels, crayons, three-dimensional art, etc.). The poster may be in color or black and white.
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The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian must appear on the back of the poster.
ESSAYS:
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The essay contest is open to students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 or being home-schooled at the same grade level for the 2021-22 school year.
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Essays must be 500 to 1,000 words in length and typed.
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The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian must appear at the top of the essay.
DIGITAL MEDIA PRESENTATIONS (MP4 video, Pitcherific, Videoscribe, etc.):•
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The digital media presentation contest is open to students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 or being home-schooled at the high school level for the 2021-22 school year.
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Presentations must be one to three minutes in length and may be submitted on disk or emailed.
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The student’s name and a daytime phone number or email address for their parent or guardian must be written on the disk or disk sleeve or in the body of the email.